Emma Metzler

What Emma Metzler does

Emma Metzler is a privately held fine-dining restaurant (legal entity Gastronomiegesellschaft mbH), founded in 2017 by chef-owner Anton de Bruyn, and operated from the Richard Meier-designed Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt am Main (Schaumainkai 17, 60594). It serves a neo-bistro menu built on a nose-to-tail, regional-producer-led philosophy, sourcing from a documented network of more than 15 named organic and biodynamic farms and mills across Hessen and neighboring regions (Bauer Mann poultry, Horbacher Mühle flour, Der Vogelsberger pasture-raised Berkshire pork and beef, Obsthof am Steinberg, Caffè Due Mani, etc.). Service runs Tuesday–Sunday with à la carte and seasonal tasting formats, supplemented by an annual cycle of holiday menus (Christmas, New Year's Eve, Easter, Goose Dinner, Valentine's Day, Eid al-Adha) and recurring ticketed pop-up collaborations with other restaurants (Chairs, Ember OFC, Muku, Feuerdrache, Soft Serves, Yrd Wrks, Drops).

The business generates revenue through five primary streams: (1) regular restaurant dining (à la carte and multi-course tasting menus), (2) ticketed special events and pop-ups priced €65–€150 per person, (3) private-event buyouts (separée for 10–35 guests, full restaurant up to 110 guests), (4) outdoor park bar rental (€500 minimum spend for up to 5 hours, +€150 per additional hour), and (5) retail — gift cards (€50), gift boxes (€90), house vermouth, fermented condiments, and ceramic merchandise sold via an e-commerce storefront on emmametzler.de. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via walk-ins, website and phone reservations (069 83040094), and email inquiry; the museum acts as host venue and cultural co-organizer but is not a paying customer.

Go-to-market is event- and earned-media-driven rather than paid: the restaurant maintains an active Instagram (@emmametzler_restaurant), an email newsletter, the Emma Metzler Podcast (13 episodes since 2021, hosted by Felix Holm), and is regularly covered in Frankfurter Rundschau, Falstaff, Journal Frankfurt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, AHGZ, Varta Guide, and Hessischer Rundfunk. The annual PLOPP natural wine fair — co-founded in August 2021 with Cool Climate wine shop and Chairs restaurant, scaled to 20+ winemakers and relocated from on-premise to Fleming's Hotel (2023) and Naxos Halls (2026) — functions as the flagship brand-building and community event. Management comprises Anton de Bruyn (Koch und Inhaber, founder), Felix Holm (stellvertretender Restaurantleiter, podcast host since 2019), and Patrick Strähle (Sommelier). Reported headcount is 7, the company is independently owned with no external institutional capital, parent, or subsidiaries identified.

Name

Emma Metzler

Legal name

Gastronomiegesellschaft mbH

Website

https://emmametzler.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Emma Metzler is a privately held fine-dining restaurant in Frankfurt's Museum für Angewandte Kunst, serving neo-bistro cuisine with a nose-to-tail, regional-producer philosophy to sophisticated diners, private-event groups, and pop-up event attendees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI), Food Festivals & Culinary Events (Ticketed Tastings, Pop-ups) (THAJAGAL)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurant
• Neo-bistro cuisine
• Nose-to-tail cooking
• Natural wine events
• Private event catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt am Main

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Core revenue from à la carte dining and set multi-course tasting menus served during regular opening hours (Tuesday–Sunday). Lunch and dinner service with seasonal menus changed regularly.
2. Special Events & Pop-ups: Revenue from ticketed pop-up dinners (e.g., Ocean Club, Muku, Ember Berlin collaborations), holiday menus (Christmas, Easter, Valentine's, goose dinners), and private dining bookings. Ticket prices range from €65–150 per person.
3. Park Bar Rental: Revenue from renting the outdoor park bar for private events. Minimum spend of €500 applies for up to five hours, increasing by €150 per additional hour.
4. Gift Cards & Retail Products: Sale of gift cards (EMMAS GESCHENKGUTSCHEIN €50), gift boxes (EMMAS GESCHENKEBOX €90), and specialty retail products such as fermented condiments and vermouth.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Emma Metzler runs a fine-dining neo-bistro restaurant inside the Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt am Main, serving seasonal à la carte lunch and dinner Tuesday–Sunday. The kitchen applies a holistic nose-to-tail philosophy, sources from a network of more than 15 named regional organic/biodynamic producers, bakes its own sourdough bread, and pairs menus with natural and biodynamic wines. Supplementary offerings include seasonal set menus (Christmas, New Year's Eve, Easter, Goose, Valentine's), ticketed pop-up collaborations with partner restaurants, the annual PLOPP natural wine fair, private event hosting in a separée and full buyouts, park bar rental, gift cards, gift boxes, and a small retail line of fermented condiments, vermouth, and specialty items.

Product overview

Emma Metzler is a restaurant located in Frankfurt's Museum für Angewandte Kunst, offering neo-bistro cuisine with regional, sustainable focus. The establishment operates primarily as a fine dining restaurant with seasonal menus including Christmas, New Year's Eve, Easter, and Goose Dinner offerings. Additional offerings include a lunch service (Emma's Lunch), private event hosting through the Park Bar, retail products like gift vouchers and gift boxes, and fermented food items. The restaurant also organizes the annual PLOPP Natural Wine Fair and hosts periodic pop-up collaborations with partner restaurants. Beverages include house wines, vermouth, D3!n Gin, and Emperical Spirits. The Emma Metzler Podcast extends the brand's content presence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emma Metzler Restaurant Dining Fine-dining neo-bistro restaurant service with seasonal à la carte lunch and dinner menus Tuesday–Sunday, featuring nose-to-tail cooking, self-baked sourdough bread, and natural/biodynamic wines. Located inside the Richard Meier-designed Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt am Main.
• Emma's Lunch Seasonal bistro-style lunch menu served Tuesday–Friday at midday.
• Christmas Festive Menu 4-course festive Christmas menu featuring regional ingredients such as smoked sturgeon, ox cheek, and seasonal desserts; available at €79 per person with a vegetarian alternative.
• New Year's Eve (Silvester) Menu 5-course New Year's Eve menu featuring seasonal ingredients such as beef tartare, grilled pike-perch, dry-aged ox, and clementine sorbet, with champagne included.
• Easter Menu 4-course Easter menu featuring smoked trout, wild garlic ravioli, organic Lacaune lamb from Kapellenhof, and rhubarb dessert, priced at €79 per person.
• Goose Dinner (Die Ganze Gans) Annual whole goose dining experience running November through December, featuring Odenwald pasture geese prepared nose-to-tail in 4 courses; available as a whole goose for 4–6 people or a 4-course menu at €97 per person.
• Valentine's Dinner Special Valentine's Day menu featuring oysters, smoked trout, Simmentaler beef, and blood orange dessert with optional wine pairing.
• Park Bar Rental Outdoor park bar available for private events for up to 50 guests with a minimum spend of €500 for up to 5 hours (€150 per additional hour from the 6th hour).
• PLOPP Natural Wine Fair Annual natural wine fair celebrating young winemakers with wine tastings, food, and espresso; co-organized with Cool Climate Weinhandlung and Chairs restaurant.
• Ocean Club Pop-up Series Ticketed seafood pop-up dinners in collaboration with Restaurant Chairs, featuring a 4-course seafood menu at €89 per person.
• Muku Metzler Collaboration Dinner Two-evening ticketed collaboration dinner with Muku (Japan) combining regional German ingredients with Japanese techniques.
• Emma Metzler Podcast Podcast series hosted by Felix Holm featuring conversations with producers, partners, and colleagues about sustainable gastronomy (13 episodes released).
• Emma's Gift Voucher Restaurant gift voucher available at €50, redeemable for dining services.
• Emma's Gift Box Curated restaurant gift box priced at €90 containing selected restaurant items.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 Gault & Millau points achieved
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cool Climate WeinhandlungcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2021Cool Climate is a Frankfurt-based natural wine shop run by Christian Lebherz. The shop supplies natural and biodynamic wines to Emma Metzler and co-organizes the annual PLOPP natural wine fair with Anton de Bruyn and Dennis Aukili. Christian Lebherz has been a key partner since the restaurant's founding, and his wine philosophy is integral to Emma Metzler's offering.
• Chairs (Restaurant)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChairs is a Frankfurt restaurant operated by Dennis Aukili in Bornheim. Emma Metzler and Chairs regularly collaborate on pop-up dining events including the Ocean Club seafood series, PLOPP wine fair food service, and cultural festivals. The two restaurants share kitchen staff during major events.
• Bauer Mann (Poultry Farm)coreOthersBauer Mann is a family farm in Groß-Zimmern that supplies Blaufußhuhn (Bresse chickens), free-range ducks, and guinea fowl to Emma Metzler. The farm has been a supplier for generations and is featured in the restaurant's podcast and supplier profiles.
• Horbacher Mühle (Mill)coreOthersHorbacher Mühle is a fourth-generation family mill in Neunkirchen-Seelscheid that supplies flour for Emma Metzler's daily baked sourdough bread, as well as nuts, seeds, and grains for dishes.
• Der Vogelsberger (Farm)coreOthersDer Vogelsberger is a sustainable farm in the Hoher Vogelsberg nature park in Hessen that supplies Berkshire pork and beef from pasture-raised animals to Emma Metzler twice per week.
• Obsthof am SteinbergminorOthersObsthof am Steinberg is a certified organic farm in Frankfurt-Nieder-Erlenbach that produces single-varietal apple wines (Apfelweine) served at Emma Metzler.
• Caffè Due ManiminorOthersCaffè Due Mani is a coffee roastery in Frankfurt's Ostend that supplies espresso and coffee drinks to Emma Metzler, roasted in the North Italian style.
• Pigment FloristikminorOthersPigment Floristik, operated by Catrin Schlotmann in Offenbach, supplies seasonal floral arrangements for Emma Metzler's dining room and events including weddings, confirmations, and baptisms.
• D3!n GinminorOthersD3!n Gin is a craft gin produced by a friend of the chef in Bocholt. It is featured in Emma Metzler's signature Gin Tonic.
• Feuerdrache (Hamburg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeuerdrache is a Hamburg-based restaurant associated with the Klinker venue, known for sustainable, quality-focused vegetarian cuisine. They collaborated with Emma Metzler on a vegetarian sharing menu event in August 2025.
• Muku (Japan)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMuku is a Japanese restaurant with locations in Yamanashi and a traveling pop-up concept. Emma Metzler hosted Muku for a two-evening collaboration dinner in February 2025, combining regional German ingredients with Japanese techniques.
• Museum Angewandte Kunst FrankfurtcoreOthersThe Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt is the host venue for Emma Metzler, located within the Richard Meier-designed building. The museum and restaurant co-organize cultural events including the El Barrio festival, EOS Air sound series, and art exhibitions. The partnership is a defining element of the restaurant's identity.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Restaurant Aqua: Three-Michelin-star fine dining restaurant in Wolfsburg offering modern seasonal tasting menus. Comparable German fine-dining reference point at the high end of the quality/price spectrum.
• Feuerdrache: Hamburg-based vegetarian restaurant at the Klinker venue known for sustainable, quality-focused cuisine. Direct collaborator with Emma Metzler on a vegetarian sharing menu pop-up, sharing a similar sustainability and event-driven positioning.
• Nobelhart & Schmutzig: Berlin fine-dining restaurant built around regional, single-ingredient storytelling with a chef-owner model. Comparable neo-bistro positioning, regional sourcing emphasis, and cultural-event programming orientation.
• Vendôme: Three-Michelin-star fine dining restaurant near Cologne serving classical seasonal tasting menus. Comparable high-end German fine-dining model, chef-led single location with strong award reputation.
• Restaurant Chairs: Frankfurt neo-bistro in Bornheim operated by Dennis Aukili with a similar focus on regional, seasonal cuisine and natural wines. Frequent Emma Metzler collaborator (Ocean Club, PLOPP), sharing staff during major events — most directly comparable operator in the same city.
• Clove Club: London tasting-menu restaurant where Anton de Bruyn trained as Sous Chef. Comparable chef-led modern British/European fine-dining concept, ingredient-led menus, and cultural-institution-adjacent positioning.
• Seven Swans: Plant-based fine dining restaurant in Frankfurt with a similarly seasonal, producer-driven philosophy. Comparable ticket pricing, chef-led single location, and shared Frankfurt gastronomy ecosystem.
• OTTO Berlin: Modern European restaurant in Berlin with a tasting-menu concept and event-driven programming. Direct pop-up collaborator with Emma Metzler and similar small-team chef-led operations.

Broad incumbents

• Tim Raue: Two-Michelin-star Berlin restaurant with broader brand recognition and a more extensive multi-location footprint. Represents the broader incumbent fine-dining reference in Germany against which smaller concepts like Emma Metzler compete for accolades and diners.

Others

• Cool Climate Weinhandlung: Frankfurt natural-wine shop that supplies Emma Metzler and co-organizes the PLOPP natural wine fair. Ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor, but operates in the same natural-wine/cultural-events space and reflects comparable independent, community-driven positioning.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/emmametzler_restaurant
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emma-metzler

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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